“It’s not reverse mission if you just stay in your own church,” noted Lierte Soares Jr. “New England Baptists are going to Europe because we have a sense of gratitude that Europeans brought the gospel to us.”
“The love and support for ministry in Western North Carolina was obvious,” said Seth Brown, director of convention relations for North Carolina Baptists. “George and Megan Shinn really set the tone for the whole thing.”
During the Feb. 24–25 meetings of Illinois Baptist State Association Board Committees, Nate Adams shared with board leadership his desire to begin working with the
The practice began out of necessity when the young church plant met at a community center and worked around a car show that was already booked for the fourth Sunday of every month.
“I believe everyone who is a follower of Jesus is a fisher of men,” Fontenot said. “It’s one thing to know you ought to be sharing Jesus, but it’s another thing to do it. You can do this.”
“Now, we have added personal property recovery to our workload, helping families uncover precious keepsakes from the ashes — treasures that bring healing and remind them that hope is closer than they thought,” noted Kendrick Neal.